a week

Well, we're down to a week.  A week from today we will be somewhere between Dallas, Tx and London, England.  Crazy.  From now on, there is no time for wondering or dreaming or if-ing.  Every day matters.  Every day counts.  Shopping for India, shopping for home.  Packing for India, making lists for home.  The preparation definitely takes longer than the trip itself.  Things are falling into place well with timing, offers to help, etc.  Roger and the kids will do fine. I'm so proud of them all and so grateful that they will sacrifice, be brave, be extra-mature and just be willing so that I can do this again. 

Please pray for my mom and I.  Pray we don't forget anything major, like an immunization or something.  Pray that our family stays healthy and strong while we are gone.  Pray that the bibles we are taking breeze through customs without question or comment.  Pray for good weather, good time with the Lord, good work done.  Pray the full armor of God over this trip, and ultimately, that Jesus is glorified in all of our efforts and all of our experiences.  Without that, it's just passing time. 

I'm going to be packing suitcases this weekend, starting tomorrow.  If you are sending or delivering something to me to take along, please don't wait until next tuesday or wednesday.  I'll have time to mess with the suitcases this weekend so get stuff to me asap, ok?  Thank you to everyone who contributed something to this trip.  God is in the hair bows, the clothes, the backpacks, the bibles, the toys, the food, the money, the everything.  God will be with all this stuff all the way to India and to these precious children. 

I'm just so stinkin excited I can hardly stand it.